US Helicopter Registry

RobinsonR66

404 Robinson R66 helicopters hold a valid FAA registration, 3 percent of the US fleet and the number 12 type by count. It is a light single-engine turbine helicopter, the class the Helicopter Class Comparison describes for charter, built by Robinson. 45 of them fly on a Part 135 certificate.

404
Registered in the US
45
On a Part 135 certificate
2016
Median year built
5
Seats (FAA reference)

Variants the FAA lists

The FAA lists it under a single model string. The strings are the manufacturer's own designations as typed on the registration, so a suffix marks a sub-model, an engine option, or sometimes only a different clerk.

Model as registeredRegistered
R66404

Where the Robinson R66 is registered

By the registrant's state. A trust or leasing company can put a whole fleet at one address, so a state's count is about paperwork as much as flying.

When they were built

  • 2000s 20%
  • 2010s 24761%
  • 2020s 11929%

The register runs from 2007 to 2026, with 2013 the busiest year at 42 airframes. 36 records carry no year of manufacture.

Who registers them

  • LLC 23558%
  • Corporation 13634%
  • Individual 195%
  • Co-owned 72%
  • Government 51%
  • Partnership 20%

The organisations with the most Robinson R66 helicopters registered. Private individuals are counted above but never named.

RegistrantHelicopters
HIGGINS LEASING INC42
EMERALD CITY AIRCRAFT LEASING INC5
AIR FIRST LLC4
CST & SONS LLC4
NTM FOUNDATION4
ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO4
TVPX AIRCRAFT SOLUTIONS INC TRUSTEE4
AG FARMACY APPLICATIONS LLC3

Engine and certification

404 are recorded as turbine powered and 0 as piston. The engines the FAA lists most often: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C300/A1 (345), ROLLS-ROYC 250-C300 (39), ROLLS-ROYC RR300 (4).

  • Standard 35187%
  • Multiple 225%
  • Restricted 82%
  • Experimental 72%

Standard is the airworthiness class a passenger-carrying aircraft holds. Restricted covers agricultural, external-load and other special-purpose work, and experimental covers research, exhibition and amateur-built aircraft; neither carries paying passengers.

Common questions

How many Robinson R66 helicopters are there in the United States?

404 hold a valid FAA registration in the file dated 14 September 2026, 3 percent of all registered helicopters, which ranks the Robinson R66 number 12 among model families. The FAA lists it under a single model string.

Where are most Robinson R66 helicopters registered?

Texas leads with 83, then Delaware with 27. The state is the registrant's address rather than where the aircraft flies.

Is the Robinson R66 used for charter?

45 of the 404 registered, 11 percent, sit on an FAA Part 135 certificate, the authority needed to fly passengers or cargo for hire. Whether a given one is available for passenger work depends on the operator, not the type.

How old are the Robinson R66 helicopters on the register?

The median was built in 2016; the register runs from 2007 to 2026, with 2013 the busiest year at 42. 36 records carry no year.

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, file dated 14 September 2026; Part 135 workbook dated 9 August 2026. Look up any airframe by tail number on the registry hub.

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